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Kevin Danaher (co-founder,
Global Exchange, author, 50 Years Is Enough: The Case Against the World Bank and the
International Monetary Fund):
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Everyone has heard the phrase 'the personal is
political' but Saving the Self by Cristian Lacatus dissects that insight and explores
the many ways in which personal liberation and social revolution go hand in hand.
Read this book for your own good, and for the rest of us too.
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Kavaljit Singh (Director
of Public Interest Research Centre, Delhi, India, author, The Globalisation of Finance
: A Citizen's Guide):
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Saving the Self is a class apart. The book not
only fundamentally questions the powerful influence of consumerist culture in our
daily life but it also gives practical steps and suggestions to protect and liberate
ourselves from the onslaught of corporate consumerism. A must read.
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Manfred Steger (Professor,
Illinois State University, author, Globalization: A Very Short Introduction):
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Cristian Lacatus's enjoyable book offers a level-headed
critique of global consumerism in accessible language.
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The Ecologist :
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Saving the Self is something of a joy: whimsical, in
parts useful, in others entertaining, but consistently reminding the reader of how we
have replaced what is truly good with what we are simply told to believe. A refreshing
doze of common sense.
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